Wednesday, April 07, 2021, 14:09 GMT+7
A sinkhole is seen on Provincial Road No. 419 in Chuong My District, Hanoi, April 6, 2021. Photo: Anh Cuong / Tuoi Tre
A sinkhole five meters deep has opened up in Chuong My District after a local resident drilled into an unstable area to find groundwater.
The incident was confirmed by Hoang Minh Hien, deputy chairman of the Chuong My People’s Committee on Wednesday.
The sinkhole opened around 5:00 pm on Tuesday along Provincial Road No. 419’s section through Quang Bi Commune, according to Dang Dinh Luc, a Quang Bi resident.
The cavity, which spreads over 10 square meters, invaded the living room of one house and harmed the façades of four other houses on the side of the road.
Friday, January 29, 2021, 15:13 GMT+7
Family members give supplies to workers at Vietnam Poyun Electronics in Hai Duong Province, Vietnam, January 28, 2021. Photo: Anh Cuong / Tuoi Tre
A factory in the northern Vietnamese province of Hai Duong has been locked down after a COVID-19 cluster was detected on Thursday, leaving over 2,000 workers stranded inside the facility.
Vietnam Poyun Electronics Co. Ltd., located at Cong Hoa Industrial Park in Chi Linh City, Hai Duong Province, started to be sealed off from noon on Thursday.
More than 2,000 workers of the firm had gone to work on the morning of the same day.
Following the lockdown, they were unable to leave the factory and needed their friends and family members to supply food, blankets, and other essential items.